| The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics Contributor(s): Singer, Peter A. (Editor), Viens, A. M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521694434 ISBN-13: 9780521694438 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $131.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Medicine and health care generate many bioethical problems and dilemmas that are of great academic, professional and public interest. This comprehensive resource is designed as a succinct yet authoritative text and reference for clinicians, bioethicists, and advanced students seeking a better understanding of ethics problems in the clinical setting. Each chapter illustrates an ethical problem that might be encountered in everyday practice; defines the concepts at issue; examines their implications from the perspectives of ethics, law and policy; and then provides a practical resolution. There are 10 key sections presenting the most vital topics and clinically relevant areas of modern bioethics. International, interdisciplinary authorship and cross-cultural orientation ensure suitability for a worldwide audience. This book will assist all clinicians in making well-reasoned and defensible decisions by developing their awareness of ethical considerations and teaching the analytical skills to deal with them effectively. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics |
| Dewey: 174.957 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 7.4" W x 9.6" (2.42 lbs) 553 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Peter A.: - Peter A. Singer is Director Emeritus, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics; Senior Scientist, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network; and Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto.Viens, A. M.: - A. M. Viens is a Senior Scholar at Hertford College, Oxford, and a Doctoral Student in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. |
